Shloka 806

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

जीमूताविव घ॒र्मान्ति गर्जमानौ नरर्षभौ । महाराज! एक-दूसरेसे स्पर्धा रखनेवाले वे दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ महाबली वीर परस्पर भिड़कर वर्षा-ऋतुमें गर्जना करनेवाले दो मेघोंके समान गरज रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | jīmūtāv iva gharmānte garjamānau nararṣabhau | mahārāja! eka-dūsare-se spardhā rakhane-vāle ve donoṃ naraśreṣṭha mahābalī vīra paraspara bhiḍakara varṣā-ṛtauṃ meṃ garjanā karane-vāle dvau meghāv iva garj rahe the |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、あの二人の勇士――人中の雄牛のごとき、互いに競い合う大力の戦士――は間合いを詰めて激突した。酷暑の季節の終わりに轟く二つの雷雲のように、彼らは互いに咆哮し、戦の嵐が勢いを増すにつれて挑戦と誇りもまた膨れ上がった。」

Word by Word

• जीमूतौ: two clouds
• जीमूतौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीमूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• घर्मान्ति: at the end of summer (in the hot season’s close)
• घर्मान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्मान्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गर्जमानौ: roaring
• गर्जमानौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नरर्षभौ: two bulls among men (best of men)
• नरर्षभौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra (addressed as Mahārāja)
• two unnamed warriors (nararṣabhau / naraśreṣṭhau)
• clouds (jīmūta/megha)
• rainy season (varṣā-ṛtu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how rivalry and pride intensify conflict: when powerful opponents meet, their competitive spirit can swell like storm-clouds, suggesting the ethical danger of unchecked spardhā (rivalrous aggression) in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two great warriors have come into close combat; they roar and challenge each other, compared to two thunderclouds at the turn from heat to rains, signaling a fierce, escalating duel.